Now that the "Post A Picture of Yourself" thread is starting to die down (and after only 100,000 views), I thought it was high time to start another that should be a cafe favorite..... introducing Post A Picture of Yourself With Your Favorite Picker.

Actually I just purchased a scanner and I scanned in a picture that has been in my guitar case for the past several years. This was backstage at Wintergrass several years ago when I got to meet the Guitar God himself, Tony Rice.

There's an interesting story that goes with this meeting. I and another younger kid were admiring Tony's guitar as it lay in it's blue Anvil case. Tony noticed us looking at it and he told the young man to "go ahead, play it!". Well you should have seen the look on this young man's face. He picked up the legendary guitar and picked a few tunes (pretty well I might add) and proceeded to get his mother to take a picture of Tony and him (holding the guitar). Man I wish I had a copy of that picture.

So let 'em rip.......

TheNaivePicker

Jul-30-2004, 7:04pm

Well Ide post something, But sadly,Ive Never Gotten to See Chris Thile or Dawg Live. Theyre My fav Pickers http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Ive actually never been to many concerts. Just my moms, and a Local Bluegrass band http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif
*Imagine a picture of me Dawg and/or Mister Thile here* http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

Bib Overall night with David Long (far left) and Mike Compton (far right), the Reilly-boy at the mic.

f5loar

Jul-30-2004, 9:58pm

Evan, you didn't say who the chap playing in shorts is.
And is that a Fern he's playing? Also email me off list about some important local news I have for you.
isenhour@vnet.net

onlyagibsonisgoodenuff

Jul-31-2004, 8:30am

Here's one of my wife and her favorite mandolin picker singing a duet at Darrington.

Ken Berner

Jul-31-2004, 9:19am

Hey Evan, you've got much brass; picking with Mr. Bill. I'm really impressed! That photo needs to be in a frame, a real treasure.

Flatpick

Jul-31-2004, 2:37pm

onlyagibsonisgoodenuff:

That pic of your wife and Rhonda is the best. She is gonna be in Milan Michigan in August and I will be there. I'll post my pic with Rhonda afterwards.

Flatpick

onlyagibsonisgoodenuff

Jul-31-2004, 3:35pm

My wife is going to Michigan? Oh, you mean Rhonda! LOL

phiddlepicker

Jul-31-2004, 6:26pm

wow guys, all I can say is...
I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

oldwave maker

Aug-01-2004, 7:47am

Momma wouldn't let me play with dolls as a kid, always do now: the Pheromones live on deck at the riverbend hot springs last night, didnt even get any 'nice melons' jokes!

Albert Whiting

Aug-01-2004, 12:07pm

andy leftwich rocks!

Albert Whiting

Aug-01-2004, 12:10pm

this was fun

pickinpox

Aug-02-2004, 5:10am

My parrot is quite a picker. #He picks at his food, he picks at earlobes and even picks the buttons off shirts. #I'm not sure who the woman that just happend to step into the picture is. #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Martin

Aug-02-2004, 8:52am

Me and Sam at Santa Fe Trails mando workshop.

Great guy he stayed around much longer then he had to.
martin

JimRichter

Aug-02-2004, 12:39pm

Scotti, I think the one of you at age 13 with Big Mon is the best. Classic photo. What year was that?

Here's a picture my wife took a copy of years ago while we were on vacation in the desert. The guy immediately to the right (my left) of me is an incredible clarinetist.

Jim

Scotti Adams

Aug-02-2004, 6:15pm

..Jim..that was 1977.....in Beanblossom....what a time..

Aug-02-2004, 7:52pm

Albert love the photo.. As everybody knows.. Roland White is my hero.. He is one of my favorite people in the whole world. You will never find a nicer person with a bigger heart than Roland White and one of the most expressive musicians on the mando.. There is alot of history tied to Roland White also..

Philip Halcomb

Aug-02-2004, 8:19pm

Scotti, is that a cup of Piels Big Mon is drinking their too?

mandoJeremy

Aug-02-2004, 8:23pm

Okay, I'll be the blunt one to ask who the black mando player is? #Don't get me wrong, some of my greatest friends are black for you human rights activists. #I am just curious because me and my ex-fellow employee (a killer jazz keyboard player that is black) wanted to know because he was shocked to see a black guy playing mando. #I told him music is music and I also introduced him to the origin of the baPPO)))(^(*^Y8iohkjo!

STLmandoteacher

Aug-02-2004, 11:05pm

Me (right side) with a student of mine (left) and Mike Compton! #This shot was taken last Saturday night at the Grier/Compton concert that was held at the store where I teach. #Great show! #They actually played Bluegrass Stomp! # http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

http://stlcomics.com/pictures/mark.mike.james.jpg

The man at work:
http://stlcomics.com/pictures/compton.jpg

mandopete

Aug-03-2004, 7:51am

These pictures are great, keep 'em commin!

Tim Saxton

Aug-03-2004, 8:45am

Here is one of Mike Compton and myself after a workshop last winter.

Tim

johnhgayjr

Aug-03-2004, 8:46am

With Big Mon in about 1980 and 24 years (and 50 lbs) later with Mike Compton.

http://www.harddrivebluegrass.com/pics/johnandbillcrop.jpg

http://www.harddrivebluegrass.com/pics/compton4.jpg

mandopete

Aug-03-2004, 8:52am

Mike Compton seems to be a photogenic sort guy, must be the bib overalls http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

joshro78

Aug-04-2004, 9:00am

Compton was at Music Folk!?! Wish I would have known.

levin4now

Aug-04-2004, 10:55am

Ronnie McCoury and I in Wilson, NC. November 2004. Great show. Great bunch of guys. Del was a hoot to meet as well.

Mando4Life

Aug-04-2004, 12:06pm

me and sam.....heck of a nice guy

Scotti Adams

Aug-12-2004, 5:26pm

..heres one I found from last Feb....L-R Jim Moss, Frank Wakefield, Yours Truly, and Greg Allen on banjo...that was a large time

Don Grieser

Aug-16-2004, 3:02pm

On Frank's front porch. A wonderful afternoon of picking and talking.

ellisppi

Aug-17-2004, 2:44pm

Nacogdoches TX mid 80's. ID the most people in the pic and win a great prize

mandofiddle

Aug-17-2004, 2:53pm

Guy on the left looks like Dan Tyminski. Guy in center w/ white shirt looks like Tim O'Brien.

Ronnie McCoury and I in Wilson, NC. #November 2004. #Great show. Great bunch of guys. #Del was a hoot to meet as well.
Uh...I had to read that a couple of times.... Um, isn't it the case that November 2004 hasn't happened yet? Or did I somehow miss a year?

Great pics, though. I agree, the one with Evan and The Mon is a classic.

Tim was playing his new Nugget F-5. He didn't like it as much as his A which he went back to playing permanently after that.

Jeffrey Lewis

Aug-30-2004, 2:35pm

Me and my pals, Chris, and Tim! The audio is not very good on the site, so don't pay no mind! My Webpage (www.pivot.net/~dlewis)

mad dawg

Aug-30-2004, 3:24pm

Me...

mad dawg

Aug-30-2004, 3:25pm

...and my favorite picker.

Greenmando

Sep-01-2004, 5:47pm

Rhonda and I
http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/Sep/2004912750252581191943.jpg

Jaws

Sep-02-2004, 7:35am

I would have posted a picture of me and Tim O'Brien taken last week at the Tønder Festival here in Denmark, but I just got my pictures developed today and the negative didn't expose properly. "#%/!"%"€#% one-time cameras!!!!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif
Next time I'll just have to bring my real one and hope to keep it dry and in one piece.

Would like to say that I was amazed at how friendly Tim was. He had just flown in from Detroit earlier in the day (7-8 hour flight), had been in Denmark for 8 hours (i figure he had been going for over 24 hours at this point), and was still able to play a great set with Driesen, Powell and Doyle. Afterwards, he stood out by the CD stand and talked to fans (myself included). Although I don't have the photo, I do have some tips on right-hand picking technique that I'm working on.

Just wanted to post a few words on how cool he was. Made my festival #http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

Kevin,
gladly, but I don't know how to describe it. I asked him how he keeps his wrist so loose, so he pulled a pick out of his pocket and showed me (wihtout mando). It has to do with a little bit of arm motion, lots of wrist movement, and then also moving just the thumb and forefinger (holding the pick) slightly independently of all the other motion. It was easier to understand when he showed it than it is to describe. He also said to not push the string out of the way using the pick, but to let the pick glide over the string instead.
does that make any sense?[I]

Scotti Adams

Sep-12-2004, 11:54am

..thats me on tha mando..can you guess who the fiddle player is to my left is?

John Ritchhart

Sep-12-2004, 12:14pm

Great picture Scotti, but I want to know where your signature phrase came from. Great definition of a friend.